Drugging Emotions

Emotions fall into two broad categories:

emotions related to happiness, and

emotions related to frustration or unhappiness.

As a society, we have become uneasy with emotions related to frustration or unhappiness. Maybe that’s because drug companies, pill pushers and drug dealers have convinced us that these emotions are the result of an “illness” or “disorder.” They’re eager to tell us what to think about how we feel, and to encourage us to drug ourselves and others so we can “feel better.”

Response to Four Tips for Teaching Your Child Respect

Parents can rest assured that the child’s behaviour is the child’s behaviour, not the parent’s behaviour, so there’s no reason to fear a tantrum or feel embarrassed. And there’s no reason to take anything your child says personally. Once parents get clear on this, they can deal with these situations with kindness, confidence and aplomb.

Comments:

Dr. Sophy makes a couple of points that I think are very important:

The best way to teach respect is to show respect.

Children model the behaviour of the adults in their lives. (Not just adults, by the way, but siblings, too!)

Show your children how to be respectful by interacting respectfully with your spouse and with others. (Yes, this is huge!)

Four Tips for Teaching Your Child Respect

by Dr. Charles Sophy

One of the most important things you can teach your child is respect. Teaching a child to be respectful is not as difficult as it may seem. The best way to teach respect is to show respect. But first, we must understand what it means to show respect.